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The best way to describe the Phoenix Suns at the moment is "in transition". After finishing 25-57 this past season, there really is nowhere to go but up for the Suns, who have faced adversity in the past few years, a big change from their rich history of success.

After mock-drafting Victor Oladipo at #5, the Phoenix Suns draft just got a lot more difficult with the attempt to acquire another lottery pick or two, to compliment their new shooting guard.

Bright Side of the Sun's player reviews roll on with a look at the diamond in the rough the Suns were able to dig up this year: P.J. Tucker.

School: Got my degree from NAU. Spent a year at U of A and a summer at ASU. I root for no one/everyone.

For all intents and purposes this NBA Draft is all about adding talent to a team that sorely lacks top level NBA Players and this is just another opportunity to add a piece to the puzzle... There is always the argument every year for teams to draft the best available player or take the best player at a position of need.

There aren't very many better people around the NBA than Grant Hill . Hill retired this past week after 19 seasons and at age 40 could be looking for a new job already.

What is a team to do? Do they go for the quick solution that might bring some mediocre short-term success or do they suck it up and take the long road.

May 30, 2013; Miami, FL, USA; Miami Heat shooting guard Ray Allen defends against Indiana Pacers small forward Paul George during the second half in game five of the Eastern Conference finals of the 2013 NBA Playoffs at American Airlines Arena.

Media outlets create lists like these so people like us will respond to them. We'll show them! ESPN's latest edition of it's Future Rankings has the Phoenix Suns in 29th position ahead of only the Charlotte Bobcats / Hornets .

School: University of Arizona When you started with Bonneville Phoenix: Fall 2008, right before Cardinals Super Bowl run Favorite sports memory: Being at Game 7 of the 2001 World Series with my dad Favorite all-time athlete: Larry Centers Favorite sports movies: The Sandlot, Rookie of the Year, Jerry Maguire Most crushing sports moment: Kurt Warner ... (more)

School: Syracuse University, '96 When you started with Bonneville Phoenix: December 1, 1999 Favorite sports memory: Game 7, 2001 World Series Least-favorite sports memory: Game 1, 1988 World Series Favorite all-time athlete : Larry Bird, Don Mattingly Favorite sports movies: Hoosiers, Field of Dreams The plan though, as laid out by managing partner ... (more)

The Suns are clearly ready to get their rebuilding process underway. Over the past few years, the team has been stockpiling assets to the point where they now have six first-round picks in the next three drafts.

The Arizona Republic reports Sunday that new Suns GM Ryan McDonough has tapped Hornacek as the replacement for interim coach Lindsey Hunter, who took over for former coach Alvin Gentry back in January.

Lon Babby said last week that he wanted to pay more respect to the Suns tradition, to the Suns loyalists, than they had done in the past three years.

April 17, 2013; Denver, CO, USA; Phoenix Suns forward Michael Beasley during the second half against the Denver Nuggets at the Pepsi Center.

After the Suns lost Steve Nash last summer, it became inevitable that Phoenix was in for a subpar season at best and a terrible one at worst.

The Phoenix Suns just suffered through one of the worst seasons in franchise history, and now they must make some decisions regarding the talent on the roster.

It would be an understatement to say this season was a disappointment. By August there was genuine excitement for what the newly signed Goran Dragic could do on his return trip from Houston.

Now that we have a draft order, and 26 of the league's 30 teams are done playing for the season, it's time to go around the league and see where each team stands as we head into the season of the draft, trades, and free agency.